Based on her humorous and insightful blog posts that bring out the triumphs and tragedies of grantmaking, this book supplies philanthropists with a wealth of provocative ideas that will transform their practices. They also will be better able to identify worthy programs to support when they heed the recommendations of Putnam-Walkerly, who advises and speaks to foundation boards, philanthropy associations and funder networks.

"As a philanthropy advisor, my goal is always to help funders transform their strategies and expand their impact. It's exciting to see Confident Giving being used as resource to achieve this goal," said Putnam-Walkerly, who was recently named one of America's Top 25 Philanthropy Speakers by Philanthropy Media and The Michael Chatman Giving Show. Other finalists included Bono and leaders of the Ford Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

Now in its 14th year, the Awards are one of the largest mainstream book award competitions in the United States. Jeffrey Keen, President and CEO of American Book Fest, said this year's contest yielded over 1,500 entries from authors and publishers around the world.

About the book, Confident Giving:

Using a refreshing combination of common sense and wit, the book helps readers learn how to:

Transform their giving for greater impact

Approach grantmaking with an abundance mentality

Define their personal journeys as philanthropists

Deal effectively with real-life hurdles funders face every day

In this concise and compelling volume, Kris brings inspired wisdom that stands out among the field's thought leaders.

Confident Giving is available in print and Kindle. The book has 155 pages. The price is $14.95. The ISBN is 978-0-692-61891-2.

About Kris Putnam-WalkerlyKris Putnam-Walkerly, MSW, is a nationally recognized global philanthropy advisor and president of Putnam Consulting Group, Inc. For over 18 years, top philanthropies have requested Kris's help to transform their giving and catapult their impact, including designing strategies that achieve results, streamline operations, assess impact, and allocate funds. Her clients include the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, David and Lucile Packard Foundation, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, and California HealthCare Foundation, among dozens of others. She's helped more than 50 foundations and philanthropists strategically allocate and assess over $300 million in grants and gifts.

A thought leader in transformational philanthropy, Kris is the author of "Confident Giving" and the forthcoming book, "Delusional Altruism," and is a frequent contributor in the publications of leading philanthropy associations including the National Center for Family Philanthropy, Foundation Center, Southeastern Council on Foundations, Exponent Philanthropy, and AsianNGO Magazine. She provides expert commentary about philanthropy in the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Washington Examiner, Entepreneur.com, BusinessWeek.com, and others. Kris's success as a global philanthropy advisor has earned her a place in the 2017 Million Dollar Consultant Hall of Fame, a rare honor, which has only seventy-five members worldwide.

Prior to forming Putnam Consulting Group, she was a grantmaker at the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and an evaluator at the highly esteemed Stanford University School of Medicine.